-- glenn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Just goes to show that Jena, Louisiana is not the only place where rednecks and ignorant crackers reside. This person is so ignorant that I would not consider him at the level of poor ignorant trash. A slave has no rights just as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court stated in Plessey v. Ferguson, a colored man has no rights a white person is obligated to observe.... So why would someone want to be a slave? -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Basil Forest Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:07 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin How about this Mr. Basil: Europeans that came here were landless peasants, and for the most part expendable. With the land of the Natives and the labor of slaves, the landless peasants gained wealth and stature. There weren't too many Europeans heading back to Europe after the Revolutionary War, nor after the Civil War. In other words, right back at you!! Anita Wills Material quality of life is what kept free blacks in the US rather than going back to the jungle lifestyle they came from. Basil Forest ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.27/1020 - Release Date: 9/20/2007 12:07 PM _____________________________________________________________ Click here to double your salary by becoming a medical transcriber. http://3rdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmaKOCmaZ3TR7ynCS2UHsgat8Bei7jsAqQQyShOk6ZgUdzIe/